Look up artist Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"

Name: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Born: 1892
Note: Emigrated to US in 1914

Songs written or composed

Title: Freylekhs (Nazaroff) -- פֿרײלעכס (נאַזאַראָף)
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"

Recordings:

On album: N-002(b) (The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince)
Track ID: 41625
Arranger The Brothers Nazaroff
Vocal/Accordion/Whistle Kahn, Daniel
Vocal Korolenko, Psoy
Fiddle Shulman-Ment, Jake
Second Fiddle/Mandolin Cohen, Bob
Poyk (Marching Drum and Cymbol) Melin, Hampus
Whistle Shepherd, Merlin -- שעפּהערד, מערלין
Style: Klezmer/Instrumental
Length: 3:12
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 5428
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Track comment: Medley with version of "Yidl Mit Zayn Fidl"
Style: Klezmer/Instrumental
Title: Ir Fregt Mikh Vos Ikh Troyer -- איר פֿרעגט מיך װאָס איך טרױער
Also known as: Akh Pi Vodka
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Genre: Folk/Lament/Drinking
Subject: Love/Deception/Vodka/Friend/Sweetheart
Origin: Alb N-002(a)/CD M-066(a)
Transliteration: Alb N-002(a)
Translation: Alb N-002(a)/CD M-066(a)

Recordings:

On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 7481
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Ir fregt mikh vos ikh troyer, vos veyn ikh oyfn kul,
First line:איר פֿרעגט מיך װאָס איך טרױיער, װאָס װײן איך אױפֿו קול,
Language: Yiddish/Russian
Style: Folk
On album: M-066(a) (Max & Minka /International Accordion Duo -- מאַקס און מינקאַ)
Track ID: 28735
Vocal/Accordion Lewicki, Jeanette
Vocal/Accordion Max -- מאַקס
First line: Ir fregt mikh vos ikh troyer, vos veyn ikh oyfn kul? Tsvey fraynt hob ikh…
First line:איר פֿרעגט מיך װאָס איך טרױיער, װאָס װײן איך אױפֿו קול? צװיי פֿרייִנט ..
Track comment: Recorded under title "Akh Pi Vodka"
Language: Yiddish/Russian
Style: Folk/Duet
On album: N-002(b) (The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince)
Track ID: 41622
Arranger The Brothers Nazaroff
Lead Vocal/Accordion Kahn, Daniel
Vocal Korolenko, Psoy
Fiddle Shulman-Ment, Jake
Vocal/Guitar Alpert, Michael -- אַלפּערט, מישקע
First line: Ir fregt mikh vos ikh troyer, vos veyn ikh oyfn kul,
First line:איר פֿרעגט מיך װאָס איך טרױיער, װאָס װײן איך אױפֿן קול,
Language: Yiddish/Russian
Style: Folk
Length: 4:17
Title: Meydlekh Vi Blumen -- מײדלעך װי בלומען
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Genre: Waltz
Subject: Girls/Flowers/Tempting/Charms/Power/Beauty/Light
Transliteration: Album N-002(b) - Partial
Translation: Album N-002(b)- Partial
Additional song notes: Girls Are Like Flowers

Recordings:

On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 10341
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Meydlekh vi blumen, reytsend un sheyn, zogt vi nemt ir...
First line:מײדלעך װי בלומען, רײצענד און שײַן, זאָגט װי נעמט איר דעם...
On album: G-067(b) (Di Gojim (Holland) Grine Medine)
Track ID: 21128
Artist Di Gojim (Netherlands) די גױעם (נידירלענדן)
First line: Meydlekh vi blumen, reytsend un sheyn, zogt vi nemt ir...
First line:מײדלעך װי בלומען, רײצענד און שײַן, זאָגט װי נעמט איר דעם...
On album: N-002(b) (The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince)
Track ID: 41626
Arranger The Brothers Nazaroff
Vocal/Accordion Kahn, Daniel
Vocal Korolenko, Psoy
Fiddle Shulman-Ment, Jake
Mandolin Cohen, Bob
First line: Meydlekh vi blumen, reytsend un sheyn, zogt vi nemt ir dem tsoyber un kheyn…
First line:מײדלעך װי בלומען, רײצענד און שײַן, זאָגט װי נעמט איר דעם צויבער און חן...
Language: Yiddish/English
Style: Waltz
Length: 4:00
On album: L-067(b) (A Libe/Aleyn In Veg/Betty Visser/Paul Custers/Mathijs van der Heide)
Track ID: 40169
accordion Visser, Betty
Vocals, sax Custers, Paul
Guitar, double-bass, mouth-organ, ukelele, accordion, vocals Van Der Heide, Mathijs
Length: 3:41
Title: Vander Ikh Mir Lustik -- װאַנדער איך מיר לוסטיק
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Genre: Folk/Humorous
Subject: Carefree/Wanderer
Origin: Alb N-002(a)
Transliteration: Alb N-002(a)/Alb N-002(b)
Translation: Alb N-002(a)Alb-N-002(b)
Additional song notes: While I'm Happily Walking

Recordings:

On album: Z-011(c) (Ben Zimet Chants Yiddish -- בען זימעט יידישע פֿאָלקס־לידער)
Track ID: 16221
Vocal Zimet, Ben
Violin Karachevsky, Maurice -- קאַראַשװסקי, מאָריס
Clarinet Lasry, Teddy
First line: Oy, vander ikh mir lustig, in regn in dem feld, zingen mir..
First line (Yiddish):װאַנדער איך מיר לוסטיג, אין רעגן אין דעם פֿעלד, זינגען מיר אַ..
Track comment: Recorded in France. Russian Melody.
Language: Yiddish
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 16222
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Vander ikh mir lustik, in regn in dem feld, zing ikh mir…
First line:װאַנדער איך מיר לוסטיק, אין רעגן אין דעם פֿעלד, זינג איך מיר..
Track comment: Same melody as Russian Sailor's Dance.
On album: L-034(c) (Schpil Dos Lidl: Yiddish-Klesmer-Tzigane, Francois Lilienfeld & Grine Bleter)
Track ID: 30895
Vocal/Accordion Lilienfeld, Francois
Violin/Piano/Vocal/Kazoo Thalassa, Flora
Cimbalom Kovac, Ludovit
Artist: Grine Bleter -- גרינע בליטער
First line: Vander ikh mir lustik, in regn in dem feld, zingen mir
First line (Yidish):װאַנדער איך מיר לוסטיק, אין רעגן אין דעם פֿעלד, זינגען מיר אַ
Language: Yidish
Style: Concert
Length: 3:15
On album: N-002(b) (The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince)
Track ID: 41620
Arranger The Brothers Nazaroff
Vocal/Accordion/Whistle Kahn, Daniel
Vocal Korolenko, Psoy
Vocal/Guitar Alpert, Michael -- אַלפּערט, מישקע
Fiddle Shulman-Ment, Jake
Mandolin Cohen, Bob
Poyk (Marching Drum and Cymbol) Melin, Hampus
First line: Vander ikh mir lustik, in regn in dem feld, zing ikh mir a freylekhs, fayf ikh
First line (Yiddish):װאַנדער איך מיר לוסטיק, אין רעגן אין דעם פֿעלד, זינג איך מיר אַ פֿריילעכס,...
Language: Yiddish
Style: Klezmer/Freylekhs
Length: 5:16
Title: Tum Balalayke (Nazaroff) -- טום באַלאַלײַקע (נאַזאַראָף)
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Genre: Folk/Love/Waltz
Subject: Spring/Evening/Murmering/VoicesYouth/Maidens/Stars
Origin: Album N-002(b)- Partial
Transliteration: Album N-002(b)- Partial
Translation: Album N-002(b)- Partial
Title: Ikh Flee -- איך פֿלי
Author: Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
Genre: Klezmer
Subject: Travel/Restlessness/No Time/Placeless/All Over/Border/Harbor
Transliteration: Album N-002(b)
Translation: Album N-002(b)
Additional song notes: I Fly

Recording:

On album: N-002(b) (The Brothers Nazaroff: The Happy Prince)
Track ID: 41633
Arranger The Brothers Nazaroff
Vocal/Accordion/Whistle/tsuras Kahn, Daniel
Vocal Korolenko, Psoy
Fiddle Shulman-Ment, Jake
Poyk (Marching Drum and Cymbol) Melin, Hampus
First line: Ikh for, ikh for, ikh loyf in fli,ikh hob keyn tsayt, ikh hob kayn ri (ru?),…
First line:איך פֿאָר, איך אָר, איך לויף אין פֿלי, איך האָב קיין צײַט, איך האָב קיין רי..
Language: Yiddish/Russian
Style: Folk/Klezmer
Length: 2:20

Other tracks with this artist

Title: Der Kaptsn -- דער קבּצן
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 3162
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Hot der kaptsn kinder fil, kinder hoyln nakhes,
First line:האָט דער קבּצן קינדער פֿיל, דינדער הוילן נחת,
Track comment: Similar verses to "A Mazkdiker Yid" on same album.
Title: A Mazldiker Yid -- אַ מזלדיקער ייִד
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 452
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Oy, ikh bin a mazldiker, mazldiker yid, vi ikh gey, vi ikh..
First line (Yiddish):אױ, בין איך אַ מזלדיקער, מזלדיקער ייִד, װי איך גײ, װי איך שטײ,
Track comment: Similar verses to "Der Kaptsn" on same album.
Language: Yiddish
Title: Arum Dem Fayer -- אַרום דעם פֿײַער
Genre: Folk
Subject: Campfire/Singing/Dancing/Dreams
Origin: ML MTAG 176/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)
Transliteration: ML MTAG 176/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)/Alb R-001(b)/Fried 473
Translation: Sheet Music 760/Alb A-002(a)/Alb C-015(a)/Alb J-020(b)/R-001(b)/Levin N 171
Music: Levin N 171/ML MTAG 176
Additional song notes: Around The Fire
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 1496
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Arum dem fayer iz ales liber, di nakht iz tayer,
First line:אַרום דעם פֿײַער איז אַלעס ליבער, די נאַכט איז טײַער, מיר זינגען..
Track comment: Recorded with a Russian song.
Language: Yiddish/Russian
Title: Tum Balalayke (Variant Nazaroff) -- טום באַלאַלײַקע (נאַזעראָף װאַריאַנט)
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 15825
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Iz geven a friling ovnt, hot getsitert in di luftn,
First line (Yiddish):איז דעװען אַ פֿרילינג אָװנט, האָט געציטערט אין די לופֿטן,
Language: Yiddish
Style: Folk
Title: Yidl Mit Zayn Fidl -- ייִדל מיט זײַן פֿידל
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 17525
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: A yidl mit zayn fidl iz vert milionen gelt,
First line:אַ ייִדל מיט זײַן פֿידל איז װערט מיליאָנען געלט,
Track comment: Medley of Freylekhs with "Yidl Mit Zayn Fidl"
Title: Fisher Lid -- פֿישער ליד
Also known as: Fishelekh
Author: Greenblatt, Aliza -- גרינבלאַט, עליזה
Composer: Greenblatt, Aliza -- גרינבלאַט, עליזה
Composer: Reimer, Issac
Genre: Literary Origin/Love
Subject: Fisherman/Occupation/Melancholy/Occupation
Origin: Grn TsL 7/Bugatch 115/Alb N-002(a)/Alb R-022(a)/ML PYS 34/Alb 007(a)
Transliteration: Bugatch 115/Alb L-004(d)/Alb N-002(a)/Alb R-022(a)/ML PYS 34/Alb B-007(a)/
Translation: Alb B-007(a)/Alb L-004(d)/Alb N-002(a)/Alb O-001(b)/Alb R-022(a)/Alb B-007(a)
Music: Grn TsL 7/Bugatch 115/ML PYS 34
Additional song notes: Org, Translit & Translat in Alb B-211(a)
On album: N-002(a) (Jewish Freilach Songs Played and sung by "Prince" Nazaroff)
Track ID: 41630
Vocal Nazaroff, Nathan "Prince"
First line: Fort a fisher oyfn yam, er fort aroys baginen, s'vil der fisher minhastom…
First line (Yiddish):פֿאָרט אַ פֿישער אױפֿן ים, ער פֿאָרט אַרױס באַגינען, ס'װיל דער פֿישער מן־הסתּם
Track comment: Recorded under title "Fishelekh"
Language: Yiddish

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